A year after Marathon bombings, Boston is even stronger

Summary of 4 articles · Updated Apr 17, 2014

Tuesday in Boston marked the one-year anniversary of the bombings that rocked the Boston Marathon, injuring 264 people and killing three. Six months before that, the bombing at the Boston Marathon was the worst kind of unbelievable. But especially not at … (more)the Marathon, which represents so much that is good about sports, about this city and about this country. After the bombings, the Celtics donned special warm-up shirts and jersey patches to honor the victims and survivors alike, and with this year's model of the Celtics set to close out their season on Wednesday night at home against the Washington Wizards, point guard and captain Rajon Rondo took it upon himself to show a similar sign of support. As Boston and its residents began the long and difficult journey of returning to normalcy, the city's sports teams the Boston Celtics, the Boston Bruins and perhaps most of all the eventual World Series champion Boston Red Sox, led by the famously quotable David Ortiz played a significant role in giving Bostonians something to band together and rally behind, common colors and causes to celebrate. While Rondo was ruled out of Wednesday's season finale due to a strained hamstring, he still went ahead with his plan to wear the special sneakers that Anta, the Chinese apparel brand with whom he has an endorsement deal, made specifically for this occasion.

Tuesday in Boston marked the one-year anniversary of the bombings that rocked the Boston Marathon, injuring 264 people and killing three. Celtics coach Brad Stevens reminded his team of the significance of this week, and Rajon Rondo paid homage to the v…